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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-9

…vered, a report shall be drawn up separate from that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 813-13, which shall mention the place and the dates and times when these operations began and end…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-9

…ile blood products, with the exception of plasmas for transfusion purposes covered by 1° of article L. 1221-8. For Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte and La Réunion and for Saint-Barthélem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-9

The Agency's staff includes: 1° Civil servants; 2° The staff referred to in 1° of Article L. 6152-1; 3° Public law employees under contract; 4° Private law employees governed by the collective agreeme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-9

…L. 422-1 that it considers appropriate. It communicates its report, together with the docu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-9

…g the members of his court, or the honorary magistrates registered on the list mentioned in article L. 222-2-1 of the code of administrative justice, shall rule no later than ninety-six hours from the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-9

…euros must be immediately deposited with the official, mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 821-12, who drew up the official report recording the transport company's failure to comply with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-9

The shareholders may appoint one or more statutory auditors in the forms provided for in Article L. 221-6.At least companies that exceed, at the close of the financial year, figures set by decree for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of funds

Article L515-9

…lf the share capital, is set up in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 232-10 of the French Commercial Code. Subject to the possibility of paying interest on the capita…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L3121-9

…ee, the president reads out the charter for locally elected representatives provided for in article L. 1111-1-1. The president provides the departmental councillors with a copy of the charter for loca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-99

…for higher quorums.They decide under the conditions provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 225-96.

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